Triumph_(upcoming_film)
Triumph (upcoming film)
Upcoming film by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov
Triumph (Bulgarian: Триумф) is an upcoming Bulgarian-Greek black comedy film directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov. It will star Maria Bakalova, Julian Kostov, Julian Vergov and Margita Gosheva.[2]
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| Language | Bulgarian |
| Budget | €545,000[1] |
In the chaotic aftermath of the fall of communism in the 1990s, a task force composed of high-ranking Bulgarian army officers and psychics embarks on a top-secret military operation in the small village of Tsarichina to dig up an elusive alien artifact that would change the course of history and make Bulgaria great again.
- Maria Bakalova as Slava Platnikova
- Julian Kostov as Private Georgi
- Julian Vergov as Colonel Platnikov
- Margita Gosheva as Pirina Nyagolova
- Stanislav Ganchev as Major Chernev
- Ivan Savov as General Zlatev
- Ivan Barnev as Minister of Defense
The film received first development support from the Bulgarian National Film Center in 2018.[3] In 2019, Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov announced that Triumph was still in development, with filming expected to begin in late 2020 or 2021.[4] In August 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Maria Bakalova and Julian Kostov would co-produce the film and lead the cast.[2][5] It will be the last part of Grozeva and Valchanov's "newspaper clippings" trilogy based on articles published in the local press, after The Lesson (2014) and Glory (2016).[6]
The film is a co-production between Five Oceans, Abraxas Film and the Greek production company Graal Films, and is funded by the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Greek Film Centre, Eurimages, MEDIA, the Bulgarian National Television and ERT. Filming is underway in Bulgaria, and will take place intermittently in 2022 and 2023 with editing in between.[2][3]
- Dobroiu, Ștefan (27 September 2022). "Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva hunt for alien artefacts in Triumph". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- Andreeva, Nellie (25 August 2022). "Maria Bakalova To Headline & Produce 'Triumph' In Her First Bulgarian Movie Following 'Borat' Breakthrough". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- Jeleva, Pavlina (29 August 2022). "Production: Kristina Grozeva and Peter Valchanov Shoot Bulgarian/Greek Triumph Starring Maria Bakalova". Film New Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- Scarpa, Vittoria (25 October 2019). "Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov • Directors-producers of Triumph". Cineuropa. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- Lindert, Hattie (25 August 2022). "Maria Bakalova takes on first hometown project in Bulgaria following her stateside success". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- Bergeson, Samantha (25 August 2022). "Maria Bakalova to Produce and Star in Her First Bulgarian Movie Post-'Borat'". IndieWire. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
